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Encyclopedia > Sulthan Bathery

Sulthan Bathery (formerly called Ganapathivattom) is a small town in Wayanad district of Kerala, India. It derives its present name from Tippu Sultan of Mysore who captured the jain temple here and used it as his battery here in the 18th century, hence the name Sulthan's Battery. For the district with the same name, see Wayanad District. ...   (IPA: ; ) is a state on the Western Coast of south-western India. ... Tipu sultans summer palace Tipu Sultan, also known as Tipu Sahib (1753 - May 4, 1799) was ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782, and one of the primary native sources of resistance to the establishment of British rule in India. ... Mysore   or MaisÅ«ru (Kannada: ಮೈಸೂರು) is the second largest city in the Indian state of Karnataka. ... JAIN is an activity within the Java Community Process, developing APIs for the creation of telephony (voice and data) services. ...


The town has seen exponential growth since the 1980s. Prominent institutions are St. Mary's College, St. Josephs English Medium School, and Sarvajana High school. The town has quite a few pepper traders. Binomial name Piper nigrum L. Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. ...


The town is 24 kilometers from the district headquarters Kalpetta and 98 km from Kozhikode town.It is 115 kilometers from Mysore and about 100 kilometers from Ooty(Udagamandalam). Kalpetta is the headquaters of Wayanad district in the state of Kerala in India. ... For the district with the same name, see Kozhikode District. ...


The climate is pleasant throughout the year.


Places of interest

  • Jain temple: This temple has some interesting stone carvings.
  • Ambukuthi mala: 12 km from Sulthan Bathery, three caves are located at a height of 1000 m on Ambukuthi mala near Ambalavayal. From Edakkal you have to do 1 km trekking to reach these caves. One can see the new stone age pictorial writings on the walls of these natural caves.

the town sees the National Highway 212 passing through.. JAIN is an activity within the Java Community Process, developing APIs for the creation of telephony (voice and data) services. ... Ambukuthi mala Carvings inside Edakkal Caves Ambukuthi mala is a mountain in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India. ... Carvings inside Edakkal Caves Edakkal is a remotely located place in the Wayanad district of Kerala in India. ... Many beautiful natural scenes are only accessible if one is willing to hike to get to them. ... Muthanga is a Wynad wild life sanctuary in Wayanad district of Kerala, south India. ... Muthanga is a Wynad wild life sanctuary in Wayanad district of Kerala, south India. ...


External links

the well outside the jain temple is believed to have an under ground tunnel leading one to mysore, built by tipu sultan...


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Quite a large area of the district is covered by forest but the continued and indiscriminate exploitation of the natural resources point towards an imminent environmental crisis.
When the state of Kerala came into being in 1956, Wayanad was a part of Cannannore district; later in 1957 south Wayanad was added to Kozhikode district and north Wayanad remained with Cannannore district.
By amalgamating the north Wayanad and south Wayanad, the present Wayanad district came into being on the 1st November 1980 comprising of three taluks; Vythiry, Mananthavady and Sulthan Bathery.
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